Used Volkswagen Propshafts
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About Propshafts
The Volkswagen propshaft is a key part of an automatic vehicle’s transmission and is attached to the gearbox using a propshaft coupling. This coupling is usually a two-piece rubber doughnut shaped gaiter with metal bushings inside that connects the propshaft. The Volkswagen propshaft can be attached to the gearbox using a variety of different fixings such as nuts and bolts or cap screws. The ends of the Volkswagen propshaft can either be parallel or tapered - this will influence which fixing is used.
Volkswagen propshaft failures can happen for a variety of reasons but most common is general wear to the propshaft coupling especially in rubber couplings. If the propshaft coupling becomes damaged it will cause excess play in the Volkswagen propshaft. This play can twist the pipe.
Other causes for damage to the Volkswagen propshaft could be road hazards denting the tube of the Volkswagen propshaft. It’s also possible for the Volkswagen propshaft to shear in half if it has been rubbing against another part of the vehicle possibly through incorrect installation of the Volkswagen propshaft or nearby parts.
Volkswagen trivia
- There were 521,273 new motors that left showrooms in 2019 coloured grey, the official figures revealed. The Volkswagen Golf was officially the most-chosen model to be painted grey. Black was in second place with 466,276 cars, accounting for one in five new vehicles leaving dealer forecourts.
- Volkswagen has around 230 dealers in the UK.
- Volkswagens’ are mentioned currently in 10 world records including the ‘greatest distance driven on a single tank of fuel’ (1,581.88 miles by a VW Passat) and the ‘Fastest vehicle crossing the Gilf Al-Kebir plateau’ (timed at 5hr 7min in a VW Amarok).
- If you’re ever in Wolfsburg, you may want to visit the Stiftung AutoMuseum which is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, costs 8 Euros to enter and contains over 130 vehicles including the ‘See Golf’ – a seafaring Golf with hydraulic pontoons and the White Beetle on the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road album.
- The Golf GTi defined the ‘hot-hatch’ although the Renault 5 was introduced slightly earlier. 460,000 were produced and examples in mint condition can now cost up to £15,000.